Cotton-picking machine.



No. 862,373. A PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907.

J. F. APPLEBY.

COTTON PICKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 7, 1906.

JOHN F. APPLEBY, OFCGAGO, 'LlOlS.,

lpoclcnion of? Lot-nora limitant.

My. invention rolsfes to cotton picking niscliincs,V

and has for: objec :in impwwemcnt in l construction o lle pickingsniiicllos llieioo''.

lcnltj! han hitherto noon cxporioncd in tin. op" "on o1? cotton pickingmachines. because of tho lin bling-f of lien-ding thscoiton pickingspindles, duello those-i. clisrzictelistics oi cotton picking spimilcsas they ""d prior to my pcsent invention... The ni spimlics, "wlicninegi' aro lacol, even though tl ing may vf' ,1, occasion poo operationol the nlzicliine, inlornsl portions o the machina being liable toinjury and destruction, which injniy and doetinclion 1 "have p ad. Thismost. serious 'lilsicnlly nfl-fc obviulzcd by so making the picking;spindles, 'that 'they 'will lizcol: l# o yielding l;o boning strains, inlli'i pz'lelci-rodl emboli. men of tfno invnnlion, i localize: bnopinces upon the picking spindles wlicro this lncol' J is to occur, theconstrncsion bling prci'offllilj; such lf'noi'; the bzreaking lo. thespin-- (llos will occiir at lli@ onse portions lhs-:soi Where thebcalings therefor provided.

. 'In 'practicing my i volition, secure the desirsd rcsnlls by milkingthe spindles of steel and suiiicicntly hardening tin? somo so tlm-t theywill. brook before bcnliing in if' bln?, picking-machina In oid "Llull 1'fracture may no picoclzclminll fhc spindle is :nacio iinifdcst whoresuch and in ordm more minniguly lo l ac local o frac-l', the spinlcslily novlwl willi .vllkozii'lig lincs, periph s lsu-d, along 'which thofracturas are i0 occur. Incl lvatili'c ol my in'vooion, so olgnnize losl-lml; tlic 'n "lining noco not lo@ a s o; all@ spindles, lnl, por maybe snicienily flrnwn al. 'i-liosc portions will c the imctne is not. toin', lo pcrint oliv spindles to have. oille. esii'e'fl cloi'isticrs,wlllo orcing also befilngo loofoe they ln illu opel-:Anim oi *Sncpicking machine. n

ic ing spindles illus drawing, but do .not l lli@ snindlcn ilicie shown.

is n loll view oi Scotto?. i nearing @canso lo .fis o.. in

ljinicll by lin? nccolnpnnyi Y ali zo no limitcd i the" rswing nblndifmail., 'l

v L iinglos so mo (lanacion il .lnj homing lor lllo spinlilo om.

smid splmll-P lav Clic goor.

mounte upon the base eno of the spindle lacing shown n section. y l

Like parts :no indicated ny similar characters 0` reference throughoutthc ille-ront, figur-csf Any suitable iol-m of mechanism :may beemploycdl forfopcl'wng thcspindlcs. In the embodiment of alle imlci onshown, I .llave illustrated o. driving shall, a, which canins ilplurality of gcais,.one oi sncli gears, bsingslio'w'n. Tho gem* b. is.in mosh with :i 6 gear c no3 is l '.vcl upon thc base end of 5h@picking spindle d. Tho 'lusso 'lollzion of the' picking spindle is modes. iol. l1 nini. is disposod within a journal 13. Tho spinello .s mnd@sullicienily noicl so Smit it will lncnk bc'oro il'y bends in gli@operation of tlm Colton ing machine, whoi'oby injury to and destruction"ol working poils o alle machine avoided. in olce to eliminato thepossibility of :i Bond in flio spinello, l mala@ thospindlo cspcciallyhoni nl; a.` selected pisos, which pince is iirocmliy nzczn the bearing;e, ami, in order Voir? d. Aiicly lo dcinc the locality oi the n'lctui'c,wenken tfno strllczi 'o ol the spindo Who-rs the fracture so occur whichwealoninv is llcsimlilv accomplioiicf by :nonno of lino placed f, whichlino d'esiizibly cxlcm'ls mound Elio spindle. The imi'- den'mg al; t'liohoming also constitutes n. wcol'zening of the spinsllo the purposespecillofi...

By the fi'ossions bollore yielding to bonding stra' becomes bont, sind.bol'oic or1ding oi coursv, have l" once lo on sltcmcion in the sel; ol'the Spinola, ll; lacing the obj'ccl ol my .invention to have the spinlolnf` l: ocorc it will snlicicntly yiolril to bonding; simios as toromain boni., This moaning is apparent honi lio piczirnlilo to thisspecifica-ti r 90 H .viflgtlins dcscrilnll my invention, I claim :is nowsind dosis-c lo sccuro lo 2. in n collo!! pickin; nmlliiw, :l Holtonpicking spindle. :i liezllng; t'lnnvlol. nml moons for upm-ailing lwspindle, :isili .llo bsng lnlwlcnc snllsl'nntiully"throughout ilslonpcli sind "nains: more imdcnffd :il :i sclcct'ori 'plm-e, in ordm' loln'nnli (here lleiois it will become hunt.

El., In n comm picklng llziclllne, n cotton picking spindle, v nlien-ving liorci'oi', und means for opoi'nllng the spindle, said spindlebeing' particularly hardened :if the boni-lng To lire-nk there before itbecomes lient.

vl. In n colon picking mzlcnlalegn coll'on picking spindle. si lielliln;lilisl'ofor, und malins l'oioncinling l'lxe spindle. said flpindlnbelen; pmfll'fnlln'ly hardened :ll :l solcllod poi'- Hon thereof, lnorden' lo b all: lml'e before it becomes lient.. 11C.

il. .ln ai, (union picking nnnsllns, n cotton picking spindle,

:r bearing therefor'. und m'eans for operating tliev spindle,

said pindle being burdened substantially throughout it length undweuken'bd :it n prmietermixmd plac where the spindle will breuk beforeil becomes bent. l

7. in u lcotton pr'klng machine. :i cotton picking spindle. n buui'ingtherefor. und menns'i'ur uperziting the spindle, Suid spindle beingwczikoned u( the bearing. and constitutod tn breuk where weakened beforeit bends.

S. In u citon picking machine. u notion picking spindle.

Enid Spindln living weakened und constituted to breuk where weakenedbefore it becomes bent.

. `l. in :1 coiion picking manchino, :i cotton pickin.;r Spindle. @i'iwming therefor, und mennsl'fnr oporzrtlnf; tbe spindle. 4

l l i l l y 4ih (in v'of November A. D., 1906. n bearing tberefor, undmeans for operating the spindle.

said spindle being constituted to breuk before it becomes 15 saidspindle being Jnsltuted to breuk befurre it becomes bent und made moreliable t0 fracture t ai predetermined 2() locution. l

In witness' whereof, I hereunto `Embsicribe my mime this JOHN F.AI'YLEY.

(Timun, Ur. STVH.

